I remember reading this book as a teen and it changed my view of vampires from would-be-frightening to downright enigmatic. This was also around the time when I moved away from the tween series and into more YA. I found this book in the library and just thought it fell into the YA genre. It did not, it was way beyond my years and now that I'm rereading this book, I have a deeper appreciation for how it changed my literary platter and veered me into mystery, sweeping beauty, prose and ultimately awakened my ability to actually visualize things beyond my comprehension.

I am excited to be going through the series once more.